Angeles City Science High School

Angeles City Science High School Mataas na Paaralang Pang-Agham ng Lungsod ng Angeles (Filipino)
Address
Doña Aurora St., Brgy. Lourdes Sur East, Angeles City , Pampanga Philippines
Coordinates	15°08′42″N 120°35′35″E
Information
Type	Public, Science High School
Established	1993 as Angeles City National High School - Special Science Class, renamed in 2006
Principal	Marjorie D. Lacson
Grades	7 to 12
Nickname	Wizards, Greyhounds
DepEd School ID	307202

Facade in 2023

The Angeles City Science High School (Filipino: Mataas na Paaralang Pang-Agham ng Lungsod ng Angeles) is a Secondary Public Science High School system located on Doña Aurora St., Lourdes Sur East, Angeles City, Philippines. It was founded in 2006. It is a DepEd-recognized science high school. It is also a K-12 Curriculum based school as pursuant to DepEd order.

History

Formerly known as the Angeles City National High School - Special Science Class, the school has been chosen as one of the 110 Science and Technology High Schools in the Philippines. The school currently has 16 classrooms, a computer laboratory, a covered court, a math laboratory, a research laboratory, a science laboratory and a library. With the new DepEd K-12 Curriculum, the school started to offer only Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Strand in 2016.

As of February 2019, the school has two school heads in-charge of Junior High School department and Senior High School department.

Achievements

The Special Science Class (SSC) was one of the schools to bag the UP-Pautakan Oblation Trophy after winning three years in a row. The Academic Team were winners in the Philips Mind Challenge of 2001 and the Sharp Minds Challenge in 2006. The school produces victors in DepEd sponsored competitions such as press conferences, science and math festivals, the Metrobank MTAP Challenge, and many others. It also stands out in invitational contests hosted by the schools in the city.

In 2005, the school ranked 7th, among the 500 schools in the Regional Schools Press Conference. It also ranked second in the English regional achievement test among the seventeen divisions comprising Region III.

In 2017 and 2018, the school started competing in International Research Competitions led by the school coach: Mrs. Lolita Bautista. The school won almost 7 awards as of June 1, 2018.

The school also achieved notable successes in 2020. At the National Schools Press Conference held in Tuguegarao, Cagayan on March 9–13, the ACSci-SHS team excelled in English Radio Broadcasting. The team secured several top placements, including 1st Place in Best Technical Application and 1st Place in Best Infomercial. They achieved 2nd Place in Best News Anchor and 3rd Place in Best News Presenter, and placed 6th in Best Script. The English Radio Broadcasting team was coached by Mrs. Princess Sangalang.

In Filipino TV Broadcasting, the ACSci-SHS team also performed remarkably well. They achieved 4th Place in TV Best News Production and won 1st Place in Best TV News Anchor. The team also placed 5th in Best Developmental Communication, 4th in Best TV News Reporter, and 3rd in Best TV Technical Application. The Filipino TV Broadcasting team was coached by Dr. Nestor De Guzman.

Transfer of campus

The SSC, which was turned-over by the DOST to DepEd in 1998 was allotted a portion of the lot where the Dr. Clemente N. Dayrit Sr. Elementary School stood. Today, the school address is at Dona Aurora St. Lourdes Sur East, Angeles City. The campus has nine buildings and a covered court.

External links

• Media related to Angeles City Science High School at Wikimedia Commons